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Least affordable housing, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Charleston County, SCSC436,2005.5+11%

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,4335.3+0%

03Jasper County, SCSC38,5335.0+56%

04Horry County, SCSC427,5514.3+9%

05Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.2+3%

06Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.2+35%

07Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.2+33%

08York County, SCSC306,8874.1+33%

09Greenville County, SCSC583,1253.9+23%

10Richland County, SCSC434,9563.8+25%

11Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.8+27%

12Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.8+29%

13Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.7+25%

14Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8573.5+29%

15Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.5+27%

16Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793.4+26%

17Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.4+30%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.3+53%

19Kershaw County, SCSC73,1663.2+27%

20Colleton County, SCSC39,3823.2+17%

21Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403.2+11%

22Aiken County, SCSC181,5153.1+15%

23Florence County, SCSC138,5043.1+14%

24Lexington County, SCSC317,5883.0+16%

25McCormick County, SCSC10,2153.0−2%

26Chester County, SCSC33,0013.0+13%

27Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433.0+12%

28Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.0+29%

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882.9+14%

30Sumter County, SCSC105,0672.9+15%

31Saluda County, SCSC19,6802.9+21%

32Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.8+17%

33Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.8+15%

34Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.8+17%

35Marion County, SCSC28,2422.6−5%

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772.5+3%

37Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.5+10%

38Union County, SCSC26,7992.5+12%

39Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.4+10%

40Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402.4+0%

41Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.4−30%

42Lee County, SCSC15,7302.3−11%

43Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532.3+14%

44Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.3−19%

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.2−15%

46Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.8−20%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES